Annuals for a Season 
he ideal garden contains a balanced proportion 
^of the various kinds of plants suitable to its 
special location. Shrubs for backgrounds and in those 
spots where dignity and strength are needed; bulbs 
for early blooming and later to supply the beauty and 
elegance that only the Lilies can give; and perennials 
for constancy and dependability of bloom. Yet no garden can 
be independent of the Annuals. 
The gardener with forethought selects a sheltered but sunny 
spot where, early in the spring, the seeds are planted, or if space 
does not permit, prepares the seedpans or "flats”, knowing full well 
that when the bulbs die down or for some unforeseen reason the 
best-loved perennials wither and die, these cheerful, quick-growing 
little plants will brighten the bare places. Petunias, that can supply 
one with almost any color desired; the Chinese Forget-me-not 
(Cynoglossum) with its sprays of lovely blue flowers; Verbenas 
and the Eschscholtzia, best known as California Poppy (which 
can be transplanted with care) are a group of rather low-growing 
plants most dependable for the reserve supply. 
Annuals can be found to supply almost any need. An entire 
garden can be arranged using only this type of flower. But to do 
this, one must carefully plan the arrangement, and study the height 
and time of blooming of each variety to be used. 
The beds and borders must be prepared the fall preceding the 
year of bloom; for many seeds, such as Larkspur, with its double 
flowers of white and shades of blue and pink; Cornflower, or 
Batchelor Buttons, the newer of which includes a wide range of 
color; and all type of Poppies, and annual Phlox (Phlox Drummon- 
dii) should be planted in the fall, that they may make sufficient 
The Ideal 
Garden 
Reserve 
Seedlings 
Petunias 
Annual 
Forget- 
me-not 
Wide 
Variety 
of Choice 
Prepare 
Beds for 
Larkspur 
Poppies 
Phlox 
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